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<h3>Announcement for version 1.3</h3>

<p><b>Releasedate: 1996-02-27</b>

<p>Version 1.3 of the package is the culmination of about two years of
experience and bug reports on the 1.2 version from both the INTERNET
and our corporate Linux networks.  The utilities in this package
should provide VERY reliable system logging.  Klogd and syslogd have
both been stress tested in kernel development environments where
literally hundreds of megabytes of kernel messages have been blasted
through them.  If either utility should fail the development team
would appreciate debug information so that the bug can be reproduced
and squashed.

<p>Both utilities (syslogd, klogd) can be either run from init or
started as part of the rc.* sequence.  Caution should be used when
starting these utilities from init since the default configuration is
for both of these utilities to auto-background themselves.  Depending
on the version of init being used this could either result in the
process table being filled or at least 10 copies of the daemon being
started.  If auto-backgrounding is NOT desired the command line option
-n should be used to disable the auto-fork feature.

<p>I have found work on the sysklogd package to be an interesting
example of the powers of the INTERNET.  Stephen, Juha, Shane, Joey
and myself have successfully collaborated on the development of this
package without ever having met each other, in fact we could pass on
the street without realizing it.  What I have developed is a profound
respect for the personal capabilities of each one of these
individuals.  Perhaps the greatest `Linux Legacy' will be that its
development/enhancement is truly an example of the powers of
international cooperation through the worldwide INTERNET.

<p>We would be interested in keeping track of any and all bug
fixes/changes that are made.  At the time that work was started on the
sysklogd package the syslog(d) sources seemed to have fallen into
neglect.  This work started with and continues the believe that it is
important to maintain consistent standardized system utilities
sources.  Hopefully the Linux community will find these sources to be
a useful addition to the software gene pool.

<p><colorhr>

<p>On behalf of the beta-testers and other members of the Linux INTERNET
community who have helped shape and debug this package I am pleased to
announce version 1.3-pl3 of the sysklogd package.

<p>This package implements two system log daemons. The syslogd daemon is
an enhanced version of the standard Berkeley utility program. This
daemon is responsible for providing logging of messages received from
programs and facilities on the local host as well as from remote
hosts. The klogd daemon listens to kernel message sources and is
responsible for prioritizing and processing operating system
messages. The klogd daemon can run as a client of syslogd or
optionally as a standalone program.

<p>This package is the culmination of about two years of experience and
bug reports on the 1.2 version from both the INTERNET and our
corporate Linux networks. The utilities in this package should provide
VERY reliable system logging. Klogd and syslogd have both been stress
tested in kernel development environments where literally hundreds of
megabytes of kernel messages have been blasted through them. If either
utility should fail I would appreciate a report and debug information
so that the bug can be reproduced and squashed.

<p>This package includes some major improvements. Some of them are listed
here:

<p><ul>

   <li> klogd supports on-the-fly kernel address to symbol
	translations. This requires that a valid kernel symbol map be
	found at execution.

   <li> klogd also supports debugging of protection faults which occur
	in kernel loadable modules.

   <li> syslogd has better handling of remote logging capabilities.

   <li> Default behavior of sysklogd is not to accept any message that
	is sent via syslog/udp.  To allow remote reception add -r to
	the command-line arguments.

   <li> both klogd and syslogd can be controlled through commandline
	options and signals.

   <li> both daemons are now FSSTND conform.

   <li> a syslog.conf(5) manpage is now available.

   <li> Spaces are now accepted in the syslog configuration
	file. This should be a real crowd pleaser.

   <li> Syslogd now uses dynamic allocation of logging output
	descriptors. There is no longer a static limit on the number
	of log destinations that can be defined.

   <li> Numerous bug fixes and code cleanups.

</ul>

<p>The new release can be obtained from either tsx-11.mit.edu or
sunsite.unc.edu.

<p>Thanks again to everyone who has contributed ideas, patches and bug
reports. Linux has a superior set of logging utilities thanks to
contributions from the entire community.

<author>Dr. Greg Wettstein</author>

<a href="important-1.3.php">Important information for version 1.3</a><br>

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